Free Write

• WAR: Death by guns, nuclear, muddy, raining, screaming

• GUNNER: Tourett, certain death, loud

• ATTACK: Ambush, other side unaware, beating, killing

Comments on Readings

Each of these poems have the same underlying theme of the armed forces. The first one "The Soldier," had the most upbeat and postive of the 3. I liked it because I am in the military and am possibly am going to be overseas one day. It shows what soldiers have to sacrifice for their country, and I really appreciate this poem.

The poem "Glory of Women," really hit hard for me. It seemed so real to me because everyword of it is true with my mom and me. With me being in the navy she acts the exact same way the lady illustrated in the poem does. My mom loves when im home and when I tell her about what I do. And she praises me for what I do. The end got me somewhat emotional because the lady and mother loves her son so much and whats well for him, and because she cares she is making socks for him. However over seas, he gets killed defending this country. My mom frequently sends me things just to show me how much she cares and loves me, and after reading this poem, it made me think about how heartbroken she would be if I died and she didnt even know about it, I would never want to put my mother through anything like that.

Essay #2 concerns

The biggest concern I have with my essay is its length. I can't seem to find enough to say about my hat. Im also not to sure if I even wrote the right type of things about it. Im not sure if I described the hat enough, or if I put to much of the word I or me in the paper. I kinda feel lost.

Poster Reflection

I chose the topic of pollution, because its a big issue this world faces that gets bigger everyday. It effects nature, our ozone, and our way of life. My poster wasnt in color becuase when you look at the dreary effects of pollution, everything seems to turn gray. If I were a better drawer I wouuld have drawn more detail such as plants and flowers dying and people getting sick. I did decide to draw a picture of a hole being made in the ozone and uv rays getting in. Pollution is a problem we need to find a solution for.

Essay 2 topic proposal

-My object/text that I chose is my Phillidelphia Phillies hat

-The surface message is a symbol of a professional baseball team

-Upon closer examination it sends the message of a certain style, it also sens the message of a color scheme. It also shows what team I like and what teams I dont like.

-The features that are crucial to identify this are the colors, the symbol on the front, the size and who makes it.

-The design is important because it is specific to a certain team, same with the colors. The letter on the front is very important too.

-The intended audience is any baseball fan or person who likes wo wear a certain kind of hat as part of their outfit.

Thesis: This paper will argue that a flat bill Phillidelphia Phillies hat represents a culture, a style, and interests of certain people.

Influence

Posters and billboards always can jog my memory about a subject, but it never brings my attention to an issue ive never thought about before because i am aware of big issues already. What it does do is getting me thinking about something that i wasnt thinking about at the time, such as smoking or abortion. Then it takes my mind on a tangent about something about the subject. Like when i see an abortion poster i think about a family friend who is my age and is pregnant and i thank God she doesnt get an abortion.

Comments About Readings

I think this woman needs to quit being so paranoid and come back to reality. Obviously she has either had an encounter or been in a relationship with one of this "men." Because of this she thinks she is an expert in all men and their mannerisms. That is totally unfair and wrong, sure there are men who are vulgar and crude, but a generalization like saying all men are like this is wrong. Also this girl has no clue who designed this shirt, she only believes it was a man because of my previous statement. However, I would ask her, is there not one woman out there who likes to show of her body and flaunt on her own accord? If she were to answer no, then she is ignorant and the conversation would be over. The fact is there are plenty of women out there who demine the gender all by themselves without any help from men. A woman could just as easily designed this shirt as a man could have.